Direct Flights from New Orleans to Phoenix
Phoenix · Arizona
Nonstop service from MSY to PHX on American, Southwest. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Phoenix is one of the best-connected places in the country: 120 cities fly there nonstop, New Orleans among them.
How long to go to Phoenix for, from New Orleans
3h 5m in the air, 1,297 miles. That is a long weekend without much friction, though three nights beats two once you add the airport time at both ends.
About Phoenix
Phoenix is the capital of the state of Arizona, the most populous city in the American Southwest. Warm and sunny winter weather have ensured a thriving tourism industry, and the city has become the region's primary political, cultural, economic, and transportation center. Phoenix is extremely hot and dry in the summertime, so always have sunscreen with you! It had about 1,625,000 residents in 2021, and is the fifth largest city in the United States.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Phoenix
- Taliesin West is a studio and home developed by the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States.
- The Arizona State Capitol is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Arizona and is located in its capital city of Phoenix.
- The Phoenix Zoo opened in 1962 and is the largest privately owned nonprofit zoo in the United States.
- The Heard Museum is a private, not-for-profit museum in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, dedicated to the advancement of American Indian art.
- The Phoenix Art Museum is the largest museum for visual art in the southwest United States. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, the museum is 285,000 square feet (26,500 m2).
- The Hohokam Pima National Monument is an ancient Hohokam village within the Gila River Indian Community, near present-day Sacaton, Arizona.
- Desert Botanical Garden is a 140-acre (57 ha) botanical garden located in Papago Park, at 1201 N. Galvin Parkway in Phoenix, central Arizona.
- The Cathedral of Saints Simon and Jude is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix in Phoenix, Arizona, in the United States. As of 2025, the rector of the cathedral is Monsignor Matthew Henry.
- The Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies was founded in 1960, on the Tempe Campus of Arizona State University, and houses the world's largest university-based meteorite collection.
- The St. Stephen Cathedral is a Ruthenian Greek Catholic cathedral located in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. It is the cathedral for the Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix.
- The Arizona State University Art Museum is an art museum operated by Arizona State University, located on its main campus in Tempe, Arizona.
- Mystery Castle is located in the city of Phoenix, Arizona, in the foothills of South Mountain Park. It was built in the 1930s by Boyce Luther Gulley for his daughter Mary Lou Gulley.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Phoenix weather, compared with New Orleans
8° warmer than New Orleans on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Phoenix 68°F · New Orleans 63°F · 5° warmer
- April
- Phoenix 86°F · New Orleans 79°F · 7° warmer
- July
- Phoenix 107°F · New Orleans 91°F · 15° warmer
- October
- Phoenix 89°F · New Orleans 81°F · 8° warmer
July averages 107°F, hot enough to plan the middle of the day around.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.
Planning a trip to Phoenix
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Phoenix is November–March, when daytime highs are a comfortable 66–78°F.
- How long to stay
- Phoenix rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Taliesin West, Arizona State Capitol, and Phoenix Zoo and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from New Orleans to Phoenix?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from New Orleans (MSY) to Phoenix (PHX) on American, Southwest.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from New Orleans to Phoenix?
- American, Southwest fly nonstop between New Orleans (MSY) and Phoenix (PHX).
- How many nonstop flights are there from New Orleans to Phoenix?
- There are about 3 nonstop departures per day (roughly 21 per week) from New Orleans to Phoenix.
- How far is Phoenix from New Orleans?
- Phoenix is about 1,297 miles from New Orleans by air.
- What is there to do in Phoenix?
- Popular things to do include Taliesin West, Arizona State Capitol, Phoenix Zoo, Heard Museum, and more.
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